The Biggest Gaming News For March 25, 2022
Spartacus is a word that excites pretty much every PlayStation fan out there at the moment, and PlayStation might finally show us what its new subscription service will look like as early as next week. Today’s news round-up also includes Rockstar’s announcement of a next-gen subscription service for GTA 5 and the discovery that Microsoft has paid out hundreds of millions to have certain games available on Game Pass. These stories and more if you read on.
PlayStation’s new subscription service codenamed Spartacus looks to be nearing completion as a report from Bloomberg suggests Sony is ready to show it off as early as next week. Tipped as PlayStation’s answer to Xbox Game Pass, the subscription is rumored to have three tiers, each one bringing with it different benefits. It’s unknown whether Sony will just drop the announcement standalone or will include it in a bigger showcase, but we’ll have to wait until next week to find out.
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Speaking of subscription services, not many people expected (or wanted) Rockstar to launch its own for GTA Online, but that’s just what it did. The service is called GTA+ and offers exclusive benefits to subscribers, but is only available for players on next-gen systems. The reaction to the announcement has been overwhelmingly negative, with many fans accusing the developer of trying to squeeze even more money out of GTA Online players. I guess you can only push GTA Online fans so far before they bite back.
Game Pass is amazing for those trying to game on a budget. It’s difficult to imagine anyone looking at the service thinking it isn’t a great deal. However, it costs a lot of money to have these games available to subscribers for
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